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The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
"In n NIinute."

The following letter appeared recently in
the postof1ice box of Harper's Young People.
AS it was directed to no one i'll particular,
but seems to have been written for the great
majority of young folk, space is given to it in
this column, in tho hope that it will reach the
rightful owner:
will mention no names, but there arc some
children of my acquaintance who try even
my patience by the answer, ain minute"
They are called. Papa is standing at the
door, or mamma has her bonnet on, and de-
sires to say word before going out, but
these busy grown people are obliged to wait
until it pleascs jamie and Johnny to attend
to them Johnny is repairing his ball,
and thinks he cannot stop till he has fastened
his knot; jamie is finishing her map, and has
just begun putting the rivers in. Each hon.
estly intends coming sin n minute" but the
minute often stretches away to five or ten.
The parents are displeascd and inconven-
fenced, and everything becomes uncomfort-
able.
Did you ever watch company of soldiers
at their drill? You must have observed the
beautiful precision of their movements
When the captain says "Hat!" they stop on
the instant-the whole company just like one
man. When he orders "Advance" how
promptly every foot obeys. "Ground arms!"
and the muskets ring as they fall. Now what
sort of drill would those fellows have if here
and there along the lines soldier should re-
ply, "In minute" when the command came
to "Advance!" or to 'sHaltw
Iwish you would think of yourselves as
soldiers with a daily drill, part of which
should be to obey the word of command
promptly. Nobody can compel you to obey
by force half so easily as you can compel
yourselves. Resolve never to say SIN a
minute" when you are wanted, but always to
be on time, answering whenever you are
called, just as they did in the old Bible days,
1Here am I!n
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
The Best Cooking School.

The mothers kitchen is the girls best cook
ing school. The same hands that make crazy
quilts for amusement can make rag carpets
to cover home floors. Rag carpets are just as
aesthetic as crazy quilts. The washtub is an
excellent gymnasium; were it only craze
every girl i'll the land would be taking les
sons on the washboard. If these are menial
occupations we have made them so. They
hurt the pride more than they do the physical
powers These duties distributed in family
would not fall hard upon any one member.
1t will be remembered that Mrs. Whitney in
We Girls makes one of them say of their neat
housekeeping: "We could not tell whether we
dined in the kitchen or kitched in the dining
room."-Mrs. NJ. L. Rayne in Detroit Free
Press
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
A Salt Bath for Children.

A warm salt bath once month in winter
and once week through the summer is an
excellent lnvigorator for children. 1t can be
easily obtained by putting handful Of
coarse salt to every gallon of water in the
bath. After the daily bath, which should be
taken just after rising or before retiring, a
thorough rubbing should be given the child,
then the skin lightly powdered with orris root
powder, the latter us n preventive against
possible cold catching. Ellis L. Mumma
in Good Housekeeping.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Strategic Territory.

At the close of the Franco -Prussian war
the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine were
not demanded from France by the German
government because they had formerly been
German territory, nor as containing Ger
man population, but as the key to an inva-
sion Of Germany. At least such was the rea-
son given at the time.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
They Took the House.

at seems to me-" said man who was look
ing for a house, "that this building is alto
gether too close to the railroad. dom want
to be walked up at all hours of the night by a
laundering freight train or the screech of
every engine that passes"
ut may be little close to the cars, Mr..
JONES'" replied the owner of the building,
"but it is in good neighborhood and well
lighted. These buildings on the sides hardly
interfere with the light at all. You can see
straight through the dining room of Mrs De
Browns house on the east. and the kitchen of
try has nineteen shelves, and"-
:! think we had better take it, Mr. Jones" {"
said Mrs Jones. decidedly.-ChicagoT Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
The Liuuid island.

A half pint flask should be half filled with
saturated solution of sulphate of zinc; about
a drachm Of bisulphide of carbon, tinted with
trace of iodine, should then he carefully
poured on the surface of the zinc solution and
the flask filled up with water; the latter should
be carefully poured in, down the side of the
neck, so rs to mix as little as possible with
the zinc. The carbon bisulphde will assume
the shape OF perfect amethyst colored
sphere, floating between the liquids, and, ac-
cording to Popular Science News, if undis-
turbed, will last for weeks. The solution
ought to be filtered before using, as otherwise
it is likely to become turbid.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
The Calhoun Doctrine.

"Calhoun held that the states were soyer-
eign, that the constitution was merely n
compact between separate sovereign nations,
to be construed entirely by the rules of in
ternational law; that such treaty, when
broken by one state, was no longer binding
upon any; and that, consequently, the de-
claration of state that the constitution had
been violated absolvetl the people Of that
state from any further allegiance or obedi.
ence to tho United States until the wrong
had been made good. To Calhoun,s mind
this theory did not initiate against the ex-
istence of the Union; it only operated rs a
check upon the tyranny of national major
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
What Was the uo,x A,,,,nc..

The holy alliance was entered into in Paris,
September, 1915, by the emperors of Russia
and Austria and the king of Prussia 1t was
all attempt to announce n principle of gov
ernment which it was expected would secure
Justice and prosperity and peace to Europe.
1t was considered that the French revolution
and the supremacy of Napoleon 1 was tho
work of men. The human laws by which
the state was governed were to be purified
and invigorated by divine power.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
BE Honest.

The famous explorer, DR.. Livingstone, was
descended from the Highlanders, and was
fond Of telling the following story of one of
his ancestors. The good man, as death drew
near, summoned his family around his bed.
He said: ''Now, lads and lassies, have looked
all through our history as far back Us can
find it, and I have never found dishonest
man in all the line, AMI want you to UNDER
stand you inherit good blood. You have no
excuse for wrong doing. Be honest"
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
NAval Acndau,v

The United States Naval academy was
founded in ls45. The buildings were trans
ferred from the war to the naval department.,
and in these midshipmen who were from
time to time on shore were given instructions
in naval matters. In 1S49 the school was
reorganized, the course of instructions was
revised and the title changed from Naval
school to United States Naval academy.
and two years later the term of study was
fixed at four years.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Excellent Domestic w,ns.

A housewife who makes excellent cherry
wine does it after the following formula:
Stone and mash the cherries and strain the
juice. To one quart of juice add one or one
and a half pints Of water according to the
richness Of the juice. Some juice will bear
more dilution than others. To every gallon
of the mixture add three pounds Of sugar.
Let stand i'll an open mouthed jar with mus
quito netting over it until it ceases to ferment.
then bottle and cork.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Woman's Suocass.

AT least one-half of the book writers Of the
present are women. Twenty American
women have pictures in this years Paris
salon. Several hundred women have gradu.
ated from the medical schools of this country
since March There are 2,4OO unmarried
women in the missionary field. Several
women have recently made snug competen-
cies as inventors. and the list of feminine
sueeesses could easily be. extended. Woman
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Distribution of the Clothes.

The washerwoman, with her corps of as
sistants, attended to nothing but the washing
and ironing Of clothes. That work was be-
gun on Monday morning; it was finished on
Saturday when the baskets of freshly done
up clothing were delivered to the housemuids
for distribution. This distribution, or as
sorhnent, was superintended by the mis-
tress, or perhaps more generally by one of
the daughters of the house.
How many southern women can recall at
this day the maternal instruction which
marked every Saturday morning: "Mary,
anieh your lessons and practice by ! O'Clock,
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
DiarrhGa of 1nfants.

The green diarrhna of infants is according
to DIR. Hayem, caused by n microbe which
secretes tho coloring matter characteristic of
the complaint. The disease is epidemic and
contagious The best treatment, he said in
his communication to the Academy of Metli-
cine, is to give the child after each feeding II
tcaspoonful Of 2 per cent. Tactic acid.-Scien-
tiff. A Ayuarican
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

uulSc Ill coHJuTiilS
will find easy of
trial.
Procure n piece
of wood 6 inches in
length and about
a all inch in thick
ness, and near one
end of it thrust in
the blades of two
penlsnives i'll such
q manner that one
of them inclines to
one side and the
second to the other,
as delineated i'll the
illustration. If the
other end Of the
piece of wood is
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

To prevent pie juice from running out in
the oven, make little opening In the upper
crust and insert little roll of brown
paper perpendicularly. The steam will es-
cape from it as from chimney, and all the
juice will be retained in the pie.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Engllsl, General Officers,

The English army does not lack for officers.
There are 2 field marshals, 20 generals, SO
lieutenant generals and 13O major generals,
in all 200 general officers Tho greatest war
of this century was carried OH by the United
States, with only two officers above the grade
of major general, viz, 1general and lieuten-
ant general
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

For n good clothes cleaner roll strip of
black cloth II few inches wide over and over
very tightly until there is roll us large as a
broomstirk, sew down firmly on the sides,
trim the ends evenly.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

I,4:, shells will clean vinegar bottles or
nursing bottles as well as shot, and they
possess the advantage Of being always on
hnnl i'll every kitchen.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Gunpowder,s FIrst Applicntion.

Tho commencement in the use of gunpow-
der is involved in obscurity. It does not ap-
pear to have rivaled the use of the cross bow
till the reign of Edward III. 1875 is about the
earliest date mentioned of its use in England.
It was many years before it actively superl
seded the old method Of propulsion.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Physical Research,

The Society for Physical Research, which
was organized in England some years ago,
now has many branches, and the printed re-
ports of its Investigations form considerable
literature. Its object is to study spiritualism,
clairvoyance, mind reading, apparitions and
all real or supposed supernatural manifesto
<iO,,c
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

OON y Lung Disease. If you have
a Cough or Cold, or the children are
threatened with Group or Whooping Cough,
use Acker's English Remedy and prevent
further trouble. 1t is o positive cure,
and we guarantee it. Price 10 and Soc
Dickinsod Drug Co.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

THE BALANCED STICK. then placed on the
tip of the forefinger, it will keep itself per-
fectly upright without falling, and even if it
is inclined to one side, it will instantly re-
cover its perpendicular position, being, i'll re-
ality, kept in equipoise by the knives.
Cut the figure of n man out of any very
light substance. the nth of the elder tree for
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

instance, which is
soft and can be
readily carved into
any form. Then
provide an henis-
pherlcal base Of
some heavy ma
terial, such as the
half of a large
leaden bullet, and
take away all ine-
qualities w Ii i c Ii
may be on the con-
vex part. Fasten
tI,a Ho,,ro tO fhe
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
To have tact is to be born with experience.
lid Bits.

1t has lately been discovered than an italian
nobeman, who frequented the most exclusive
London society and clubs at night, sells tin
ware from handcart in the suburbs during
the day.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Why Does the Needle Point North4

Why Does the Needle Point Northf
1t seems absurd that the magnetic needle,
without which no sailor has dared to leave
port for centuries, should still bc all object of
mystery; nevertheless it is fact We are
not only ignorant why the needle points
north, but do not know the cause of its varia-
tion. One thing we do know is that when
used on an iron ship the needle is much af-
fected
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
His Last Resort.

81 am poor" he said to a Chicago girl,
"and you are rich; but true love levels such
distinctions, and"-
She interrupted him with one of the most
positive negatives, if such an expression can
be allowed, ever uttered i'll the windy city.
"rhis, then. is my last resort" lie said des-
perately, and he displayed a silver mounted
revolver.
"You ought to get five or six dollars on it,
replied the girl encouragingly.-Puck.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

To keep the strength of the coffee while it
is boiling, plug the nose of the coffee pot with
u wad of brown paper.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
What Is a Tramp stea,ner9

A tramp steamer is one that seeks carro
wherever it may be found. Some kind
hearted people are good enough to call
tramps travellers, but the effect would be lost
If this gentleness were extended to steamar.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

To test cake in the oven, never insert
broom splinter, but draw it gently forward
and put the eur close to the loaf; il it is not
done there will be a little sputterinR sound.
When it is thoroughly baked there will be no
sound
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

soled coat collars can he rubbed with am
monia, and then woolen cloth laid over and
Il hot fiat iron held just over the cloth to
Stan 1t without pressing.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

M 0N>> OF the good things Of this
NANNSS life are sorrowfully let
alone on account of Dyspepsia. Acker's
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Constipation; sold on q
positive guarantee at 25 and 80 cents, by
Dickinson Drug Co.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
THE BEST THING ABOUT A FIRST
PAIR OF BOOTS.

A Letter of Advice to Young People
Who Always Want to Wait ga MINI
ute" Two Simple Tricks Easy OF
Trial.
Our cuts illustrate two pretty little tricks
which any Young reader who desires to in
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

Many piano dealers recommend cotton
flannel for dusting pianos as superior to any
thing else
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
he THE LITTLE TUMBLER.

nlane surface of the THE LITTLE TUMBLER.
bullet, md i'll whatever position it is placed,
when left to itself, it will Immediately rise
upright. A tumblcr made rs described will
prove source of much amusement.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
The Child's Mirror.

"The mothers face is the child's mirror"
and very early the little one learns to look in
this for appreciation Of its every word and
action. From this mirror does the child learn,
long before 1t can speak, its first lessons of
right and wrong. In the mothers arms it
lies just beginning to notice; i'll fit of petu-
lance the little hand is raised to strike; re-
proving look comes over the mothers face;
the tiny hand falls without striking, the little
head nestles closer, and into the baby eyes
comes grave and thoughtful expression.
Baby has received its first lesson and is
reasoning as only babies can. Little by little
other lessons are learned in the same way,
until to the child the mothers face is the
criterion of its every word and action.
If mothers would more fully realize this
truth they would hesitate and think many
times ere by laugh or sign of any kind they
encouraged the children in the bringing out
of trait for which they know full well they
will have to reprimand and quite frequently
punish them in after years. Does the gratifi
cation of hearing child called smart or cum
ming Justify the mother when 1t has grown
older in Furnishing it for her negligence! Ger
tainly not. There is no justification for her.
No mother, no matter what her station, can
afford, simply for the mere qualification of
her own personal vanity or the entertainment
of friends or visitors, to be unjust to herself
and child. "Oh," many mothers carelessly
say, ''they will grow out of it in little
while; they don't know any better now time
enough to break them in when they are
older" 1t never occurs to these women that
what they condemn as bad habits they them
selves are responsible for by their encourage
ment, planting and fostering in the children's
minds the convictions that these same habits
were something to be admired and praised by
every one.-Boston Budget
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

Salt sprinkled over anything that is burn
ing on the stove will prevent any disagreeable
atlOr
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

vegetable acid, such as lemon juice or
cider, is said to be sure specific for most
eases of scarlet fever.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Housekeeninr of Kexalutionarx rimes

Some years ago, i'll examining certain other
matters, l was obliged to look up u number of
marriages Of the revolutionary period. Much
was then expected from woman at the head
Of house. Not only was the country more
sparsely settled, and the means of transporta-
tion wretched, but most of the modern con.
veniences for housekeeping had not then been
invented. Canned meat and vegetables
were, of course, unknown up to n very few
years ago, and many things had to be done
at home that are now done for u.s. There
were no sewing machines; there were no
ranges and no furnaces; there was no gas
and no running water; the light was from
home made candles, and the water was
brought from WELL spring or stream. Bakers
were few, and butchers known only in the
large cities. Cotton, linen and wooden goods
were all much dearer than now, and much
was made at home. Doctors were sent for
only In grave cases, ana family medicine
chest, together with certain knowledge of
drugs, were expected from all women at the
head of establishments.
In the face Of these difficulties, and Of the
lar greater strain and responsibility that at
once fell upon the brides shoulders, I was
surprised to find that the average age at
which the girls were married was Is. The
next most common ages were IA and l6, many
OF the reigning bellies and toasts being barely
IL, the age that Shakespeare gives his pas
sionate and loving Juliet think most OF
the IL and l3-year-old girls Of to-day, If put
at the head Of households, especially under
such difficult circumstances, would sit down
and cry for their mammas and some candy.
Certainly the house management would be
slightly erratic.-E. J. Biddle in Globe
Democrat
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Fluted handles for saucepans, so that tn

VIII not Slip IN the greasy hands OF the cook,
are new idea. An improved lid that allows
the steam to escape is also provided
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27

is displaying remarkable aptitude for tax.
Ing care Of hersef.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
Blaine and the Professor.

Whiting or ammonia in the water is prefer
hlc to soap for cleaning windows or paint.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
A False Shame.

It would be well if young women were
taught early in life that there is false shame
and an aifectation of modesty as unlovely as
any coarscnesS. and which disgusts and repels
as effectively us brazenness. To be on the qul
vive for innuemloes, TO have smart faculty
for extracting the bitters Of evil from any
good, is all wrong and all imnlodest 10 sec
harm where harm is not intended isimmodest.
The young woman who thought she would die
of shame because some gentlemen came into
the gallery where she was alone with the
statue of the Venus OF Milo, who fell into con-
fusion and blushed nightly, advertised
modesty that was possibly only skin deep.
a blush is something sacred to pure woman
hood, and it is sad spectacle for thoughtful
eyes to note young woman so far gone i'll
the improprieties that she pretends to be
shocked at things which simple, unaffected
can,lor is far from thinking on at all.
There are otherwise modest and virtuous
young ladies who manage to convey by subtle
insinuations that they are deeply conscious of
sounds and scenes which truly modest
woman would ignore. 1t is true, indeed, as
great writer has said, that a modest woman
must he at times both deaf and blind. Dis
agreeable happenings, offensive to eyes or
ears, ore at times incidental to almost every
ones life The most sheltered young lady
cannot be entirely protected. She may find
herself in places where profane language
reaches her ears, where Objectionable sights
greet her eyes. 1t is then the time for her
modesty to take OH all armor of dignity; it is
the time for her to be both deaf and blind
Catharine Cole i'll New Orleans Picayune.
Children's Friends and Companions.
Parents, who because of the noise or con-
fusion and disorder childrell-inore especially
boys-create, refuse to allow their children
to entertain their friends at home deserve no
pity if in after life they realize that the paths
of sin are the paths chosen by them, and if
disgrace falls upon them the only ones who
deserve n pitying thought are the ones that
commit the crimes the parents certainly do
not BY closing the doors of the home upon
the young companions and friends their chill
dren had chosen, they sent them into the
street to meet and entertain them there.
Home should never be too fine nor too poor
for the chlllren's friends By having them
in our homes we can see who are worthy and
who unworthy, and warn, advise and soothe.
AS some one has wisely said, this being
done, there will he fewer instances of girls
clipping with unprmcipled. good for nothing
men, hence fewer divorces, or of boys be-
coming criminals and ending their days in
prison, shut out from the sympathy and love
of their fellow creatures for defying the laws
of God and man. 1t is not sufficient that
children have good clothes, nlmberless play
things, choice food, soft beds and handsome
rooms in which to live. The young require
more than this--more than education and
wealth, and yet what they require is that
which the poor us well as the rich may give
taem-a pleasant home. Therefore, first and
last, make home pleasunt.-Clevelanl Leader.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-27
kISMET.

blame not God for one i'll have known,
Nor for the storms that rave within my soul;
Nor yet because will not reach the goal
see far up the height, white and alone;
Nor yet because all through long nights moan,
And through long years. like winds around tho
pole;
Nor yet because I've heard the thunder roll
All through my life, since my birthnight has
But do blame my tyrant star, which glows
Up there white, STILL implacable, serene.
Just as it glowed the night death tolled her
knell.
And could reach it on this gale that blows
So madly by, would clutch it in between
These bony hands and hurl it down to hell!
John Ernest McCann.